Bell.



'PATENTED'DBQ. 31, 1907.

H. KOCH.

BELL.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.4.1905.

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HENRY KOCH, OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY, ASS IGNOB TO THE REGINA COMPANY, OFBAI'IWAY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BELL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1907.

Application filed December I, 1905. Serial No. 290,106.

To all whom it may concern:

-I- Be it known that I, HENRY Koon, -a citizen of the UnitedStates,resident of Rahway, county of Union, and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bells, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to bells or chimes such as are used in clocks ormusic boxes, and has for its object to minimize or deaden the sound ofthe hammer blows on bells or chimes of this description.

My invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features ofnovelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is an end view of aseries of bells mounted according to my improvedconstruction, and Fig. 2 is an elevation thereof, with parts in section.

A represents a portion of a music box or clock, as the case may be, towhich, upports B are secured in any convenient manner as by screws O.The said supports B are in the nature of springs and are located inpairs near each end of the rod D, upon which the bells E are mounted inany convenient manner. A strip of leather or other substantiallyinelastic material F is secured to each pair of supports B, by means ofscrews G, and is held stretched or taut between said supports. The endsof the rods D are split as shown at D, which split ends are adapted tobe secured to the strips F at a pgoint about midway between the supportsby means of screws D. If desired the screws D may be omitted and thestrips F may be forced into the split ends D.

H are the hammers which may be operated in any convenient manner and asthe operating mechanism forms no part of my invention I have not deemedit necessary to show it in the drawings.

The distance between the free ends of the supports B is preferablygreater than the diameter of the bells E, so that the ends of theyielding radial carriers F are located at points beyond the periphery ofthe respective bell E.

In operation as the hammers II are operated by the operating mechanism,the said hammers will strike the bells E. These bells being carried bythe rod D which is mounted on the flexible strips F secured to thespring supports B will be driven downward and away from the hammers themoment the blow is struck. The bells are thus given a quick, decisiveblow, and owing to .the flexibility of the supports B and strips F thesound of the hammers striking the bells which is present in existingconstructions is practically done away with and the bells give forth aclear ringing sound. I/Vhile I have described my invention as applied tomusic boxes or clocks I wish it distinctly understood that my device maybe incorporated wherever it is desired to use mounted bells.

I claim: 1. The combination of a bell, an inelastic carrier, to thecentral portion of which said bell is secured, said carrier extendingradially of the-bell and beyond the periphery thereof, and an elasticsupport to which the ends of said carrier are secured.

2. The combination of a bell, a rod on which said bell is mounted, aninelastic member to which said rod is secured arranged on the sidetoward which the opening of the bell faces, and an elastic support forsaid in* elastic member.

3. The combination of a bell, stationary elastic supports and aninelastic carrier, the ends of which are secured to said supports, thebell being secured to the central portion of the carrier.

4. The combination of a bell, means for.

which said bell is mounted, an inelastic split end, a member whichengages the split member to which said rod is secured and an end of therod and a support to which oppoelastic support for said inelasticmember. site ends of said member are attached.

6. The combination of a bell, a rod carry- In testimony whereof, I havehereunto 5 ing said bell, an inelastic member to which signed my name inthe presence of two sub- 15 said rod is secured extending atsubstanscribing witnesses.

tially right angles to said rod and an elastic HENRY KOCH. support forsaid inelastic member. Witnesses: I

7. The combination of a bell, a rod on F. J. MACDONALD,

10 which said bell is mounted, provided with a WM. J. FROST.

